It might not have been the result he was looking for, but Saturday’s game against Wolves was still a landmark occasion for Nottingham Forest's Matt Mills.

The Reds defender celebrated his 400th career appearance at the City Ground, leading out the Reds as captain ahead of their Championship clash against the Molineux outfit.

Mills has been at Forest since being brought to the club under then manager Dougie Freedman in 2015, and has gone on to make 80 appearances for the Reds, scoring six times.

Dougie Freedman brought Mills to Forest (Image: Getty)

Having started his career at Southampton, the 31-year-old has gone on to play for the likes of Manchester City, Leicester and Bolton before arriving at Forest two years ago on a free transfer, though the Reds had tried to prize him away from Doncaster Rovers in 2009, seeing that bid of £2m turned down, before he then went on to join Reading.

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Writing on his Instagram page, Mills looked back on his career to date which has taken in 10 clubs across the English football pyramid, saying ‘‘thank you for the memories - looking forward to creating more.’’

Speaking earlier this month about his career to date at the City Ground, Mills said: “I’d like to think I could have a bright future here. I feel as though I have some good years left and this is a club I would like to be at for a long time.

Shola Ameobi and Matt Mills battle for a header

“Fingers crossed performances and results will go well for us this year. I hope I can be part of something special here, moving forward.